The Sun Sets on Westmorland
Jordan "JWPRODIGY" Westmorland, an American who relocated to Thailand to play online and grind live tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region, was recently eliminated from the tournament. It happened when action folded to Westmorland in the hijack and he shoved his last 3,750. Naoya Kihara of PokerStars Team Online made the call from the cutoff and the rest of the field folded.
Westmorland:
Kihara:
It was a bad spot for Westmorland, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator he had just an 11.68% chance of winning the hand while Kihara would score the knockout 85.57% of the time. The flop made things interesting as Westmorland's open-ended straight draw saw his chances of survival jump to 42.42%.
The turn was a blank, and that meant Kihara was a 3-1 favorite headed to the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . "Good luck," Westmorland said before making a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Naoya Kihara |
60,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Jordan Westmorland | Busted |